The Old Man (TV Series)

IV (2022)

John Lithgow: Harold Harper

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• Mike : I didn't say that.

  Julian Carson : I'm not careful, then?

  Mike : You're not the one I'm worried about not being careful.

  Julian Carson : What are you trying to say?

  Mike : I'm saying either Morgan Bote knew he was sending us into a fucked-up situation when he gave the guy your phone number... or he didn't know. I'm not sure which one is worse. We need to know.

  Harold Harper : [cut to Harper walking through people on the sidewalk, cell phone buzzes]  Hello?

  Julian Carson : I'm calling to conclude our conversation.

  Harold Harper : Yeah. So, what's customary in a situation like this, where the work was... unfinished?

  Julian Carson : Twenty percent.

  Harold Harper : That's fine. I'll see to it, but this concludes our conversation, yes?

  Julian Carson : I'd like to speak about why the work was unfinished.

  Harold Harper : All right.

  Julian Carson : When I do a job, I plan for everything. But I can't plan for what I'm not told.

  Harold Harper : You think I withheld something from you?

  Julian Carson : The target was on his way out the door.

  Harold Harper : What do you mean, on his way out...

  Julian Carson : Packed. Ready to depart. Alert. Did he know I was coming?

  Harold Harper : [bewildered]  No, he... he couldn't have.

  Julian Carson : Did he know the police were coming soon behind me? Because either he's the luckiest man in the world, or someone on your end tipped him off that something was coming. I think you have a mole in your operation. I need to understand how you didn't know. Do you have any idea who your mole might be?

  [Harper silently lowers phone] 

• Angela Adams : Jaden? Or Caden, maybe?

  Harold Harper : Brayden. His father is the assistant secretary of state for African affairs, but that's... neither here nor there. What happened? Was it bad?

  Angela Adams : Apparently, Brayden, uh, took issue with Henry's presentation to the class. He came up to him afterwards and said...... that you were not a credible hero.

  [Harper sighs] 

  Angela Adams : He said that the police are just regular people. That a lot of them do bad things, and they get away with it, and that Henry should be more sensible in choosing who he looks up to.

  Harold Harper : Oh. Great. Who did Brayden choose as his hero?

  Angela Adams : Spider-Man.

  Harold Harper : [chuckles]  Oh, Jesus.

• Harold Harper : Do you have kids, Ray?

  Raymond Waters : No. No, I do not.

  Harold Harper : One day, if you do, when the time comes for them to break your heart, remember I told you this. The moment you let them in... you were asking for it.

• Angela Adams : You've got a good argument to make. You can help them get what they want. Once they understand how much you know about Chase and his wife, they're gonna see that they need you.

  [Harper looks up studying Adams] 

  Angela Adams : What?

  Harold Harper : The wife... why are you so interested in her?

  Angela Adams : What do you mean?

  Harold Harper : When I talked about this with Waters, y... you had a reaction. Now she's on your mind again. Is there something I'm missing?

  Angela Adams : There were three people involved when this whole thing started. You know, we keep talking about the first two, but this woman might be the *invisible man* in all this. Just seems like it might be worth keeping an eye on her until we figure out what we're missing.

  [protracted pause] 

  Angela Adams : Is there anything you knew about her that might be a piece of an answer here?

  Harold Harper : I don't know. I didn't know very much about her. I was just aware of her. Aware of the gravity she exerted on objects around her. What she made men do. You know, it's late. It's gonna be a rough day tomorrow. We should get some sleep. Do you mind setting the alarm on your way out?

  Angela Adams : Sure thing.

  Harold Harper : Good night, kiddo.

  Angela Adams : Night.

• Joe : [over the phone]  Local PDs, negative. Regional offices, negative. Digital teams, that's interagency, that's across the board, negative. It's been hours since law enforcement had any signal on his whereabouts. Dan Chase is gone.

  Harold Harper : And the woman... McDonald?

  Joe : No sign of her, either. We made contact with her son. She called him, but they didn't speak. That was three days ago as wel. We'll keep our ears open, but, um...

  Harold Harper : Yeah. Okay. Thanks, Joe.

  Joe : Yeah.